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Ukrainian Forces gain ground in Kursk region amid new offensive
In a strategic counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces advanced up to 5 kilometers in the Kursk region. On February 6, marking six months since the start of the Kursk military operation, Ukrainian troops launched a mechanized battalion-scale attack southeast of Sudzha.
Russian war correspondents report that Fanaseyevka and Cherkasskaya Konopelka are now under Ukrainian control. Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War have examined the recent Ukrainian counteroffensive.
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Ukrainian Forces capture 909 Russian troops in strategic Kursk offensive
Over the past six months, Ukrainian Armed Forces have captured 909 Russian soldiers in Russia's Kursk region, significantly enhancing their prisoner exchange leverage, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook. This effort has allowed the return of numerous Ukrainian defenders from Russian prisons.
The General Staff recalled that the Kursk operation initiated on August 6, 2024, aimed at preventing new Russian military advances into the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. …
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Azerbaijan plans international legal action against Russia over AZAL plane crash
According to Azerbaijan's state news agency APA, Azerbaijan is "conducting preparatory work" to lodge a lawsuit in an international court against Russia following the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) passenger jet near the Kazakh city of Aktau. The report, released on Thursday, February 6, stated that a body of evidence is being compiled with facts and proofs being gathered.
Azerbaijani authorities expressed outrage that Russian officials, even after the release of a preliminary report …
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Conflicting reports emerge as Ukrainian troops advance in Russia's Kursk region
Ukrainian forces have reportedly captured a settlement in the Kursk region, as claims and counterclaims flood in from both sides.
Russia's Ministry of Defense insists that all Ukrainian attacks have been repelled and that all settlements remain under Russian control.
Meanwhile, Chechen 'Kadyrovtsy' fighters asserted they missed out on battle opportunities because Ukrainian forces moved in a different direction.
On the morning of February 6, Russian media started circulating reports that the …
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Over 30,000 Russian prisoners recruited for Storm Z Unit
Russian independent outlet "Vazhnie Istorii" (Important Stories) has reported that the Storm Z unit, formed from Russian prisoners, may have recruited approximately 30,000 individuals from various penal colonies.
As part of their study, analysts delved into thousands of social media posts where family members have been actively looking for missing Russian soldiers, often providing ID tag numbers. Out of 6,000 such posts, 2,038 had ID tag numbers. Journalists discovered that in 657 instances, …
